SimonG enters accompanied by henry on the saxomastraw 21:02 SimonG: *clears throat* 21:02 ned: JG says Let's go!!! 21:02 SimonG: Hello, and welcome to the very first Thingie Awards. 21:02 henry the thirst: (bows low in orchestra pit) 21:02 ned: hello simon 21:02 SimonG: It’s wonderful to see that so many of you have put your computer on in the background while you watch Friends. I’ll try not to speak over any good jokes. 21:02 omally: coooo-eeeee! 21:02 Me: *applause* 21:03 el10t: Yay! 21:03 SimonG: As you can see, I’ve digitally relocated the chat room to a very special venue for the occasion. 21:03 omally: Merman is here too! 21:03 el10t: Hahahah! 21:03 sarah: latecomers... tut... 21:03 SimonG: I’ll admit that it’s not what I was hoping for, but it turns out the Royal Albert Hall isn’t compliant with HTML standards, so here we are in Bromley Town Hall, and very nice it is too. 21:03 omally: he's hiding behind my sofa 21:03 Carol: *applause* - ooh is Friends on? I hope TiVo is watching it for me 21:03 ned: My glass is empty 21:03 el10t: Hi Om and Merm! 21:03 omally: LOL 21:04 SimonG: I apologise for the smell – the Amalgamated Union of Pig Breeders and Sewage Workers hold their policy meeting here on Friday afternoons and it takes two days for the stench to subside. 21:04 sarah: I've just finished my booze. 21:04 Carol: Allow me to refill your glass ned 21:04 SimonG: Throughout the course of the evening our hostesses will be circulating with a variety of snacks and beverages for your enjoyment, kindly donated by the Society for the Recycling of Bodily Fluids. 21:04 Carol: Have you pressed the record and play buttons yet Simon? Kouros needs a tape of the proceedings 21:04 el10t: Can I have some, Carol? 21:04 ned: thanks doll 21:05 SimonG: I particularly recommend the pistachio nuts. 21:05 ned: Ooh! Lager! 21:05 omally: Ive got a donation for em 21:05 Carol: There you go el10t 21:05 Stu: Mmmm. Snack Wee. 21:05 SimonG: Speaking of nuts, I must apologise for el10t’s state of undress. He heard it was black tie only and took it rather too literally. 21:05 sarah: I'm sure they don't chew pens at the oscars. 21:06 SimonG: Hey a line went missing! I made a witty joke about pistachio nuts 21:06 SimonG: I don't think it can cope with this many people 21:06 ned: hes alright you leave him alone you bully 21:06 Carol: Of course they do Sarah, but usually only backstage 21:06 el10t: The chat room is creaking at the seems. 21:07 Carol: No, I got the joke about el10t's nuts 21:07 omally: nice combover Simesy! 21:07 SimonG: They do too chew pens at the oscars. The Award for Best Pen Chewing has gone to Tom Hanks for the last three years running 21:07 ned: There's something wrong with this glass ... 21:07 SimonG: Let us press on with the first – and in many ways most important – of the night’s awards: Best Thing. 21:07 sarah: fair enough carol, but on camera? 21:07 el10t: My nuts are awfully funny. 21:07 lordhutton: Windows went or restart. I feel like I fell down a well 21:08 lordhutton: *to restart 21:08 SimonG: Most awards ceremonies save the best until last, knowing that the alternative is a slow descent into tedium and pointlessness, but we at the Thingies like to do things differently. 21:08 Stu: Yay! *clapclapclapclapclap* 21:08 SimonG: So now, to introduce the nominees, please welcome onto the stage: el10t! 21:09 Mort: *applause* 21:09 omally: huzzah! 21:09 lordhutton: tension mounts 21:09 ned: hooray 21:09 Carol: Woohoo 21:09 el10t: Yay! 21:09 Me: *applause* 21:09 el10t: Yay! 21:09 ned: *aside* he's my mate he is 21:09 Carol: I thought that was el10t mounting? 21:09 SimonG: Bear with us. He's sitting right at the back. 21:10 Me: hello Mum *waves* 21:10 SimonG: Ah, here he is. Go on then el10t, introduce the nominees 21:10 el10t: My message just went astrat 21:10 el10t: My message just went astray 21:10 el10t: My message just went astray 21:10 omally: *My dad went to school with him* 21:10 el10t: Ok, Can everyone hear me now? 21:11 omally: speak up 21:11 SimonG: I think el10t's meesage just went astray 21:11 omally: speak up 21:11 mort's mom: wHAT? 21:11 lordhutton: where's astrat? 21:11 ned: Bug!!! 21:11 sarah: yes 21:11 el10t: The nominees for "Best Thing" are: 21:11 miss_sixty: Phew, have I missed much? 21:11 SimonG: Bromley Town Hall's never had this many people in it before. It's not really designed for this capacity 21:12 Stu: read1ng you l0ud anb clea. 21:12 SimonG: For goodness sake, get on and introduce the nominations. We'll be here all night at this rate 21:12 omally: wotcher MS 21:12 henry the thirst: (i'm glad i'm sitting near a fire exit, the rooms about to explode) 21:12 ned: What di dhe say? 21:12 mort's mom: We'll squeeze up close and make more room 21:13 el10t: erm - everything. 21:13 lordhutton: dhe said nowt 21:13 omally: mind yer hand missus! 21:13 Carol: Oi! Get your paws off me Omally! 21:13 el10t: Without further ado - here is SImon to announce the winner. 21:13 SimonG: I think el10t's suffering from stage fright 21:13 ned: That explains it 21:13 SimonG: Ah, yes, thank you el10t. Yes, in this very special category, there are no nominees - anyone could win! That's how exciting this is! 21:14 omally: winner of what? 21:14 SimonG: So, without further ado, the award for Best Thing goes to... 21:14 SimonG: Patrick Moore, submitted by Omally! 21:14 el10t: Ooh 21:14 ned: have another scotch 21:15 sarah: yay! 21:15 ned: have another scotch 21:15 Stu: Yay! *clpaclapclapclpalcpalcplacplclap* Well done, Patrick. And Omally. 21:15 omally: hurrah! 21:15 Carol: Oooh! 21:15 miss_sixty: *raptuous applause* 21:15 el10t: Yay! *applause* 21:15 omally: do i get a crisp fiver? 21:15 miss_sixty: *wolf whistle* 21:15 ned: hooray 21:15 Carol: *claps* 21:15 Mort: Yay! 21:15 henry the thirst: yay, wooo 21:15 SimonG: Patrick, you will remember, was delighted to be involved in the Great Favourite Things Experiment, going so far as to take down my phone number promising to call me back and arrange a meeting. 21:15 lordhutton: well done, moi lover 21:15 ned: g 21:15 SimonG: I’m still waiting for that call, but I appreciate that he’s a busy man. I’m sure it will be any day now. 21:15 el10t: Speech! 21:15 mort's mom: *loud cheering* 21:15 Me: *applause* *applause* 21:16 SimonG: I should mention that Patrick stormed this category with a mammoth three votes, beating such competition as ‘Competing for world domination’, which crept in with 1 vote despite not even being a Thing. 21:16 SimonG: Omally, would you like to say a few words? 21:16 el10t: Omally - speech! 21:16 SimonG: Because you’ve got to. 21:16 miss_sixty: I'm sure he'll call sooon, now that he's won an award 21:16 sarah: speech! 21:16 ned: I can't see him here 21:16 ned: I can't see him here 21:16 mort's mom: Is Patrick here? 21:17 lordhutton: Henry's getting another beer 21:17 henry the thirst: yay!!!! go on!!! 21:17 ned: Even though I'm seeing 2 of most things ... 21:17 omally: *Merman Here* Omally is just wiping the tears and will be with you in a moment 21:17 SimonG: No, Patrick was unable to attend, due to being a miserable old bugger 21:17 el10t: Was that a limerick? 21:18 omally: oi you! that's my mate Pat you'e slagging off 21:18 ned: JG says is it time for her dance yet? 21:18 SimonG: Hurry up, Omally. They don't have to wait around at the Oscars while Nicole Kidman pulls herself together 21:18 omally: *ahem* 21:18 SimonG: Actually perhaps they do 21:18 el10t: Yay! Great acceptance speech! 21:18 ned: I get to do the jason lumberjack bit 21:18 el10t: *applause* 21:19 omally: I'd like to thank Merman for fwetching the beers from the fridge 21:19 omally: that's enough 21:19 SimonG: Thank you, Omally! A fantastic speech indeed! 21:19 omally: ake! 21:19 SimonG: On, then, to the most stomach-churning Thing. 21:19 SimonG: Sadly, Lentil Splot wasn’t submitted in time to qualify for the 2003 awards, but there are plenty of other revolting offerings to choose from. 21:20 SimonG: Sadly, Lentil Splot wasn’t submitted in time to qualify for the 2003 awards, but there are plenty of other revolting offerings to choose from. 21:20 Stu: *clapclapclap* 21:20 Carol: *claps* 21:20 SimonG: To read the nominations for this award, please welcome Stu! 21:20 omally: booo hiss 21:20 omally: booo hiss 21:20 ned: Ooh! Seconds! 21:20 omally: yay! 21:20 SimonG: Hello Stu! Welcome to the stage! 21:21 Stu: *ahem*... (looks up nominations quickly -- ruslting envelope...) 21:21 el10t: Yay ! clapclapclap 21:21 ned: * throws empty bottle* 21:21 mort's mom: should Mort hand over the bouquet now? 21:21 el10t: *throws pants* 21:21 miss_sixty: (I've only just seen the webcam - Simon you look funny! So glad I don't have one) 21:21 Stu: *dodges bottle - bonks head on microphone* 21:22 SimonG: Hang on. Just before you read the nominations, it says here we’ve got to have a bit of banter. 21:22 omally: hey! wheres mine? 21:22 ned: I like her little white ankle socks 21:22 Stu: The nominations for most stomach churning thing are... 21:22 SimonG: Um, do you like pies? 21:22 Carol: You want banter Omally? You've come to the right place 21:22 Stu: ..in no particular order... 21:23 omally: hey, get on MSN you! 21:23 ned: shame about the elastoplast 21:23 SimonG: Oi! Banter! PIES! 21:23 el10t: Simon likes pies 21:23 Mort: That is it! Starts *gives a bouquet to Omally* *starts throwing the rest at Ned'd head* 21:24 Mort: *Ned's 21:24 el10t: Simon - reign it in. 21:24 Stu: <<Cooked Hedgehog>> (probably... I'm making that up because I haven't opened the envelope yet) 21:24 SimonG: Look, Stu, it's a contractual thing. We have to do banter before you read the nominations. Just tell me if you like pies and we can get on with it. 21:24 mort's mom: fight fight 21:24 ned: Yumyumyum 21:25 Mort: (sorry for the bad typing, I have no glasses on) 21:25 el10t: Stu's not listening - he's off on an ego trip. 21:25 Stu: Yes. I like pies. They make me fat, but I don't care. Pie pie pie! 21:25 ned: * holds carnation in teeth like carmen miranda* 21:25 ned: * holds carnation in teeth like carmen miranda* 21:25 SimonG: Oh, forget the banter then. The nominations, please. 21:26 SimonG: **psst – Brown Cow, Habernero chilli, Hedgehog (cooked), Marmite and Vindaloo** 21:26 ned: thats the trouble with elastoplast it loses its stickiness 21:26 lordhutton: dont lean on the key board! 21:26 SimonG: **psst – and the winner is…** 21:26 Mort: ARGH! *starts hitting Ned with random objects like the host's podium* 21:26 Stu: Ok... well, since the voting page is 404, the nominations are: (probably) Hedgehog, Lentil Splot, Bungee Jumping, Brown Cow and Nick Drake. 21:26 ned: mort has to jump from key to key 21:27 Stu: And... over to our beautiful host, SimonG with the winner... who is... 21:27 lordhutton: Some mooning may be appropriate here 21:27 ned: ouch 21:27 SimonG: Honestly, I don't know why I bother. I'll do it myself. The winner is Hedgehog (cooked), submitted by The Cat! 21:27 ned: calm down dear its an award ceremony 21:28 SimonG: Sadly, The Cat can’t be with us tonight – he’s currently in the Bristol Royal Infirmary having three hundred spines removed from the lining of his stomach. 21:28 el10t: I think this is less than a polished performance. 21:28 SimonG: To accept the award in his place, please welcome miss_sixty! 21:28 lordhutton: like a little fairy 21:28 sarah: yay! 21:28 ned: JG says is it time now? 21:28 henry the thirst: yay and wooo!!!! (whilst mooning) 21:28 Carol: A suitably revolting winner there then. By how many votes did it win? 21:29 SimonG: miss_sixty, do your speech and get off. We're behind schedule here. 21:29 el10t: Yay! clapclapclapclap 21:29 el10t: Yay! clapclapclapclap 21:29 Carol: There's a schedule?! 21:29 miss_sixty: Oops, sorry had to go to the loo - too much lambrini 21:29 SimonG: In answer to Carol,s question, it got a whopping 15 votes, narrowly followed by Brown Cow with 6 21:29 ned: * lifts up kilt* 21:30 el10t: Not any more 21:30 lordhutton: Is there a better way? 21:30 miss_sixty: I would like to say thank you to ummm, the hedgehog and um all the lovely people from Harwich 21:30 el10t: Good speech! 21:30 lordhutton: Lambrini? 21:30 miss_sixty: or do I mean Australia? 21:31 SimonG: miss_sixty says thank you very much. Right, you can get off the stage now. 21:31 Me: *slips quietly out the side exit* 21:31 SimonG: Our next category is ‘Most life-threatening Thing’. 21:31 sarah: yay for lambrini! I thought i was going for it with chocolate vodka :o) 21:31 SimonG: Thinging had its share of tragedies in 2003 – the ‘Weapons Inspection’ Thing didn’t go well for David Kelly, and while one has sympathy for all Thinging fatalities, Thora Hird should never have done that bungee jump. 21:31 miss_sixty: yes, it was the only alcohol in the house, Hutters :o) 21:31 ned: It's a moped 21:31 Carol: *claps* 21:31 miss_sixty: thanks el10t 21:31 SimonG: So read out the nominations, please wel… oh, what the hell, I’ll do it myself. 21:31 el10t: Ooh I like this one 21:31 henry the thirst: woo, way to go!!! 21:31 SimonG: They are: bungee jumping, finding, identifying and eating wild fungi, mountain boarding, night caching, and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef. 21:32 miss_sixty: mmm, chocoltae vodka - fancy sharing it? ;) 21:32 SimonG: And the winner is… 21:32 mort's mom: Does anyone else want a cup of tea? 21:32 SimonG: Finding, identifying and eating wild fungi, submitted by henry the thirst! 21:32 lordhutton: Bad planning, 60 21:32 SimonG: This is a particularly auspicious occasion for Mr the thirst – not only has he won this much sought after award, but today also marks his seventieth birthday. 21:32 ned: Pheeeeeeee!!!! 21:32 SimonG: Henry, would you like to say a few words? 21:32 omally: blasted pooter. it's cos Merman is here! 21:32 el10t: Yay!! Woo! 21:32 sarah: I just drank most of it. Two bottles left. *passes one over* 21:32 miss_sixty: really? 21:32 mort's mom: Rah rah rah 21:32 miss_sixty: woo woo well done henry 21:32 ned: have a drop of scotch in that 21:33 sarah: happy birthday! 21:33 miss_sixty: well done henners, on your birthday aswell 21:33 omally: yay for henners!!!!! 21:33 lordhutton: 46 21:33 mort's mom: Shall I make a pot? 21:33 miss_sixty: thanks sarah, it's rather yummy 21:33 Carol: *claps* 21:33 henry the thirst: i'm too emotional. thank you one and all! 21:33 ned: happy birthday henry 21:33 SimonG: henry? Are you still with us? 21:34 el10t: Clapclapclapclapclap! 21:34 SimonG: Henry, would you like to say a few words? 21:34 lordhutton: *Shakes roughly* 21:34 ned: He's tired and emotional ... 21:34 SimonG: Oh, wait, you just did. 21:34 el10t: You can;t do pottery at a time like this! 21:34 SimonG: Isn’t that marvellous? Give him a big round of applause! 21:34 SimonG: (That means get off the stage) 21:34 SimonG: Before we move onto the next category, a word from our sponsor, Fullwood Limited. 21:34 ned: *slips off chair* 21:35 SimonG: Fullwood Limited designs, develops and manufactures equipment from clusters to milking robots, for use worldwide. 21:35 SimonG: If you want a cluster of milking robots designed, developed and/or manufactured for use worldwide, visit foolwood.com today! 21:35 el10t: *applause* 21:35 henry the thirst: i'm not 46. psst i hear that someone here always has some coke.... 21:35 miss_sixty: more claps and claps and claps 21:35 SimonG: Half my posts seemed to go missing there, rending everything I said senseless 21:35 SimonG: No change there then 21:35 Carol: Omally tells me his computer is broke 21:35 luggage: Yeah - vanilla - anyone want some? 21:36 lordhutton: nope 21:36 mort's mom: I have some orange squash but no coke 21:36 SimonG: That was a word from our corporate sponsor, Foolwood Limited 21:36 el10t: He'll have to watch the repeat tomorrow then. 21:36 SimonG: Now it’s time to move onto ‘Most Ethically Questionable Thing’. 21:37 SimonG: The nominees are: greyhound racing, hedgehog (cooked), Patrick Moore, scouting, and Turning in driveways marked “NO TURNING”. 21:37 el10t: Ooh this is my fave award. 21:37 SimonG: And the winner is… 21:37 SimonG: It’s a draw! We have two winners! 21:37 ned: * hiding under table ties eliots shoelaces together* 21:37 lordhutton: gotta be Turning in driveways marked “NO TURNING”. 21:38 SimonG: The first winner is… 21:38 ned: Bug! 21:38 SimonG: Scouting, submitted by Carol! 21:38 sarah: Got to be scouting 21:38 el10t: Exciting stuff! 21:38 miss_sixty: (Simon, is it my imagination or have you tidied up in preparation for tonight?) 21:38 SimonG: Here’s your award, Carol. You don’t get it until you give us a speech. A short one. 21:38 Carol: Oooh 21:38 miss_sixty: had to be scouting! 21:38 mort's mom: can we have some more nibbles over here please? 21:39 ned: dib dibdibdib 21:39 lordhutton: synchronicity! 21:39 el10t: *trips over and knocks table over* 21:39 henry the thirst: yay and woo (can i get past, i want to go to the loo) 21:39 SimonG: Not sure what you mean, miss_60. I always look like this 21:39 ned: (JG says the hoover's moved!) 21:39 lordhutton: It were a mess the other day 21:39 el10t: It's Dybdybdyb 21:39 Carol: I'm thrilled to accept this glorious award on behalf of Scouting. Fortunately for me it's no longer a favourite Thing, so it deserves to be ethically questionable 21:39 SimonG: That's enough, Carol. The second award for Most Ethically Questionable Thing goes to… 21:40 sarah: The hoover doesn't look right without it's tinsel. 21:40 miss_sixty: (no , I don't mean you, but ... the room?! :)) 21:40 ned: * slaps own wrist* 21:40 lordhutton: wipe the seat, Henry! 21:40 SimonG: Patrick Moore, submitted by Omally! 21:40 SimonG: Welcome back to the stage, Omally. You’ve got to do another speech I’m afraid. 21:40 Stu: (incidentally, you can watch the Thingies live on http://b3ta.pygmygoat.net/temp/thingies2004.jpg ) 21:40 Mort: Oops, I forgot *gives Carol, Omally and Henry bouquets* 21:40 SimonG: You submitted a Thing encouraging weak-minded people with no moral code of their own to stalk an innocent old man. How can you possibly justify this? 21:40 miss_sixty: you right sarah, it doesn't 21:41 SimonG: Incidentally, greyhound racing – undoubtedly the Thing that stirred up the most controversy in 2003 – actually lost this category, jointly with turning in a driveway marked no turning, both of which got just four votes each. 21:41 el10t: I think hes gone 21:42 Carol: That is some work of art there Stu! 21:42 ned: he's already won one 21:42 lordhutton: I shall mention licky hanky to your mother, Mort 21:42 ned: he's already won one boo 21:42 Carol: He's computerless and sends his apologies 21:42 SimonG: Ooh, you're right, Omally's gone. We now come, then, to the award for ‘Most desirable but hard to attain Thing’. 21:42 el10t: Boo! 21:43 Mort: *hides under the table* 21:43 SimonG: The nominations are: the Grand Canyon at sunset, having a beautiful speaking voice, not coming to work, scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and having a wi-fi connection to broadband. 21:43 el10t: Buit its out of date, Stu 21:43 henry the thirst: thank you for my bookay, young mort 21:43 SimonG: And the winner is… 21:43 el10t: The unethicalness isnt on there 21:43 SimonG: It’s another draw! 21:44 SimonG: I’ll do them both at once this time. The winners are… 21:44 SimonG: The Grand Canyon at sunset, submitted by Dave Womble, and Wi-fi connection to broadband, submitted by, er, Dave Womble! 21:44 el10t: Hooray for draws! 21:44 SimonG: Unfortunately Dave Womble can’t be with us tonight. 21:44 sarah: he's working on it eliiot 21:44 SimonG: He’s currently undergoing treatment for a nervous breakdown after The Cat tried to eat him. 21:45 SimonG: To accept the award in his place, please give a big hand to ned! 21:45 ned: Its fun under here isn't it mort 21:45 Stu: Yay! 21:45 henry the thirst: woo and yay 21:45 el10t: Yay! Ned's my bestest mate 21:45 ned: *Crawls out from under table* 21:45 Carol: I think you'll have to get out from under the table to give your speech ned 21:45 miss_sixty: loving the unethicalness piccie stu 21:45 luggage: yippeee too! 21:46 ned: *stumbles towards the stage* 21:46 el10t: Hoho! I like the patrick moore dressed as a scout! 21:46 ned: *falls over and goes to sleep* 21:46 lordhutton: henry, have you finished in the loo yet. Bloomin burstin 21:47 el10t: I think it's all going frightfully well. 21:47 SimonG: I think we'll give up on ned's speech. I can see you’re all beginning to get bored, and in many cases seriously inebriated, so let us move on swiftly to the penultimate category: Most questionable-whether-it-really-qualifies-as-a-Thi ng Thing 21:47 SimonG: The nominations are: 21:47 SimonG: Favourite Things by Big Brovaz (which Kouros admitted at the time was not, in fact, a favourite thing at all) 21:47 Jeangenie: I do apologise for Ned *Pushes him back under the table* 21:47 SimonG: Having an undeniable right to name things (which prompted much debate as to whether one can really have a favourite undeniable right) 21:47 el10t: Ooh this is my fave category. 21:47 SimonG: Life (which, by its nature, no one can ever claim to have fully thung) 21:48 SimonG: Plate Spinning (which I don’t believe Omally can do) 21:48 SimonG: Skinny dipping (which MarcB *didn’t* admit at the time was not a favourite thing, but he did as soon as he realised there might be an award in it) 21:48 SimonG: “workaholic” and similar (which prompted much debate as to whether one can really have a favourite pet hate) 21:48 SimonG: And the winner is… 21:48 SimonG: “workaholic and similar”, submitted by Maris Piper! 21:48 SimonG: Unfortunately Maris can’t be with us tonight. 21:48 Mort: *starts prodding Ned* 21:48 SimonG: She’s currently appearing in court as chief witness to a case involving a man chasing a womble across Wimbledon Common with a Fenix 400 air rifle in one hand and a Coleman dual fuel double burner camp stove in the other. 21:49 el10t: Hooray! 21:49 Jeangenie: My glass is empty 21:49 SimonG: To accept the award in her place, please welcome Mort! 21:49 mort's mom: Mort I'm so proud of you *sobs into hanky*. let me get my camera. 21:49 Jeangenie: Do I do my dance now? 21:49 Mort: What?! Erm, Thanks! 21:49 luggage: Yay and woo! 21:49 SimonG: Not yet JG 21:49 lordhutton: Out from under there, Mort! 21:50 el10t: This should be good. 21:50 Mort: I don't want to do a speech! Can I go back to prodding Ned? 21:50 SimonG: Finally, then, we move onto the last award of the evening, and a very special one it is too. 21:50 henry the thirst: where's the lager? i'm getting the taste for it. 21:50 SimonG: This is the only award for a Thinger rather than a Thing: the Julie Andrews Award for Greatest Contribution to Thinging. 21:50 el10t: Yay! Great speech! 21:51 SimonG: Nominated are the stars of the Thinging community. 21:51 Jeangenie: You'll regret it if he enjoys it *speaks from experience* 21:51 SimonG: You are the stellar players in our Thinging constellation: where the rest of us fade into the background, you shine like the sun. 21:51 SimonG: Where we shrink down in fear, you rise up like the mighty Jupiter. 21:51 Mort: Ooh, *gives bouquet to herself* *starts putting daises up Ned's nose* 21:51 el10t: I hope it's ScottJ 21:51 SimonG: Where we speak nervously out of confusion and fear, you speak out of Uranus. 21:51 SimonG: The nominees are: 21:51 Jeangenie: Where's Scott? 21:51 SimonG: Billy Boyd, for being largely responsible for Thinging in the first place 21:52 SimonG: Kouros, for services to diplomatic relations and calming down the anti-greyhound racing lobby before they came round my house and painted it a lovely shade of brown 21:52 SimonG: Omally, for services to general silliness and ensuring that no one manages to have an intelligent conversation 21:52 SimonG: ScottJ, for services to International Thinging and Thinging where no man has Thung before 21:52 SimonG: And Stu, for making more posts on the site than anyone else – 513 at the last count – and generally guzzling up my bandwidth 21:52 SimonG: And the winner is… 21:52 SimonG: It’s another draw! 21:53 SimonG: The first winner is… 21:53 Stu: (oops... sorry) 21:53 SimonG: Billy Boyd, for being largely responsible for Thinging in the first place! 21:53 mort's mom: Fix 21:53 SimonG: Unfortunately Billy Boyd can’t be with us tonight. 21:53 Mort: Yay! 21:53 SimonG: He’s currently busy in Hollywood making a movie based on the true story of a man who tried to eat a Womble. 21:54 SimonG: To accept the award in his place, please welcome anyone who's still awake and sober. Er, Jeangenie? 21:54 Jeangenie: *Urgh! Ned's just sneezed daisies all over my leg* 21:54 henry the thirst: hoorah! 21:55 Jeangenie: Ooh gosh! Is this where I do my dance? 21:55 Jeangenie: Who'll be 'Justin@? 21:55 Carol: *claps* 21:55 el10t: Yay! 21:55 SimonG: No, you do a speech quickly and then get off 21:55 Jeangenie: *Starts gyrating* 21:55 luggage: Go on - we could do with a laugh! 21:55 sarah: but who'll be janet? 21:55 SimonG: That's good enough for me. And so now for the very final winner in this year’s awards, the joint winner of this coveted Julie Andrews Award for Greatest Contribution to Thinging. 21:55 Jeangenie: Henry - where's my music? 21:55 Mort: Simon can be Justin! 21:56 el10t: Ned was going to do that but he's passe dout 21:56 SimonG: The second winner is… 21:56 lordhutton: Who is Justin@? 21:56 Jeangenie: But I'm being Janet! Can't you tell? 21:56 SimonG: Omally, for services to general silliness! 21:56 Mort: Yay! 21:57 Jeangenie: D'you mean I've made this flimsy costume for nothing? 21:57 SimonG: Sadly, we seem to have lost Omally. Anyone want to accept on his behalf? No? Good, because I've run out of awards 21:57 el10t: Hooray! A worthy winner indeed! 21:57 Carol: Ooh, I'll send him a text - he'll be thrilled!! 21:57 henry the thirst: WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! 21:57 Jeangenie: Look, if you hold this bit it comes away in your hand! 21:57 SimonG: And so the doors close on the first Annual Thingie Awards, and what a night it’s been. 21:57 luggage: woo! 21:57 sarah: congratulations omally 21:57 SimonG: I hope you weren’t too distracted from Friends. 21:57 sarah: yay! 21:58 SimonG: Just in case, Ross was freaked out by Rachel and Joey's relationship, and arranged for Rachel and Joey to have dinner with Charlie and him, where he was an emotional wreck and very drunk, much like many of you here tonight. 21:58 Jeangenie: Half of my chest is really cold now 21:58 SimonG: Chandler and Monica, frustrated by the complexity of adoption, visited Phoebe's friends who have an adopted son. Chandler mistakenly revealed to the boy that he's adopted, and much hilarity ensued. 21:58 el10t: What a night! One to remember. Can we do it again tomorrow? 21:58 henry the thirst: that's true 21:58 SimonG: Phoebe was visited by Frank Jr, who asked her to take one of his kids, but then he realized that he could never give them up. And oh how we laughed. 21:58 SimonG: And to those of you who taped it: whoops. Sorry about that. 21:58 sarah: Ooh. I've got one chocolate vodka laef tin the fridge. 21:58 lordhutton: Cover up Jean 21:58 miss_sixty: Well I must dash now, before "he" feels too neglected. See some of you bright and early on Monday morning :) 21:58 Mort: That was hilarious! The ceremony I mean, not the episode 21:58 SimonG: All that remains is for me to say goodnight, god bless you all, and visit our sponsor, foolwood.com, for all your milking robot needs. 21:59 Jeangenie: I'll put my jumper on then 21:59 SimonG: Thank you. 21:59 mort's mom: What a wonderful evening. Can I go now please? 21:59 el10t: Is there an after-awards party anywhere? 21:59 SimonG: *leaves before they start throwing pies*